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Linda,
This might be interesting for your shell talks. It is from a member
of Conch-L.
Dan
>Recently I came up with this information on Mexican burial practices.
>Little is known about the religious beliefs of the people living in
>Mexico before European contact.
>It is evident that seashells played an important part in the religious
>symbolism of the early
>inhabitants of Mexico. Seashells are found in and around graves.They
>are believed to have symbolized
>the earth, the underworld, the realm of the dead, and perhaps rebirth
>and renewal. Conch shells probably
>symbolized water and were associated with several gods/goddesses.
>American Indians and those of African heritage believed something
>similar and used coweries and clams.
>Marion Deuel
>Huntsville, Alabama
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><b><font size=+1>Dear members,</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>Recently I came up with this information on Mexican
>burial practices.</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>Little is known about the religious beliefs of the
>people living in Mexico before European contact.</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>It is evident that seashells played an important part
>in the religious symbolism of the early</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>inhabitants of Mexico. Seashells are found in and
>around graves.They are believed to have symbolized</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>the earth, the underworld, the realm of the dead,
>and perhaps rebirth and renewal. Conch shells probably</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>symbolized water and were associated with several
>gods/goddesses.</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>American Indians and those of African heritage believed
>something similar and used coweries and clams.</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>Marion Deuel</font></b>
><br><b><font size=+1>Huntsville, Alabama</font></b></html>
>
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